Burkina Faso vs Niger: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Burkina Faso
21.93 percent
in 2023
Niger
22.72 percent
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
73rd
Niger rank
70th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 22.72 percent against 21.93 percent in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.79 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Niger ranks 70th of 208 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 21.93 percent 15.79 percent 6.14 percent Burkina Faso
1970s 21.93 percent 15.79 percent 6.14 percent Burkina Faso
1980s 21.93 percent 16.66 percent 5.27 percent Burkina Faso
1990s 21.93 percent 17.45 percent 4.48 percent Burkina Faso
2000s 21.93 percent 20.8 percent 1.13 percent Burkina Faso
2010s 21.93 percent 22.72 percent 0.79 percent Niger
2020s 21.93 percent 22.72 percent 0.79 percent Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 22.72 percent against 21.93 percent in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0.79 percent, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd and Niger ranks 70th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).